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émolument — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • compensation noun Money or another benefit given to make up for a loss, injury, or inconvenience.
  • perquisite noun Any monetary or other incidental benefit beyond salary.

Senses

émolument is used for these senses in English:

  • compensation A recompense or reward for service.
  • emolument (formal) Payment for employment or an office; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary.
  • perquisite (chiefly in the plural) Any monetary or other incidental benefit beyond salary.

compensation — full definition

  1. noun Money or another benefit given to make up for a loss, injury, or inconvenience.
  2. noun Pay or reward given for work performed.

perquisite — full definition

  1. noun Any monetary or other incidental benefit beyond salary.
  2. noun A privilege or possession held or claimed exclusively by a certain person, group or class.

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